Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Japan
Japan: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate was -44.85 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Japan, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Japan is -44.85 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 407.5% on the previous year and down 490.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Japan peaked at 260 % change on previous year in 2011 and was at its lowest, -64.29 % change on previous year, in 2010.
Japan ranks 150th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Japan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 109.09 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -4.35 % change on previous year | -104.0% |
| 2003 | 22.73 % change on previous year | -622.7% |
| 2004 | 159.26 % change on previous year | +600.7% |
| 2005 | -27.14 % change on previous year | -117.0% |
| 2006 | -37.25 % change on previous year | +37.3% |
| 2007 | -40.62 % change on previous year | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 36.84 % change on previous year | -190.7% |
| 2009 | 7.69 % change on previous year | -79.1% |
| 2010 | -64.29 % change on previous year | -935.7% |
| 2011 | 260 % change on previous year | -504.4% |
| 2012 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -98.9% |
| 2013 | 29.73 % change on previous year | +970.3% |
| 2014 | 27.08 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 11.48 % change on previous year | -57.6% |
| 2016 | 22.06 % change on previous year | +92.2% |
| 2017 | 19.28 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 15.15 % change on previous year | -21.4% |
| 2019 | -2.63 % change on previous year | -117.4% |
| 2020 | 9.01 % change on previous year | -442.3% |
| 2021 | 10.74 % change on previous year | +19.3% |
| 2022 | 13.43 % change on previous year | +25.0% |
| 2023 | -5.26 % change on previous year | -139.2% |
| 2024 | 14.58 % change on previous year | -377.1% |
| 2025 | -44.85 % change on previous year | -407.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.14 % change on previous year | -40.62 % change on previous year | 159.26 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 32.06 % change on previous year | -64.29 % change on previous year | 260 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3905 % change on previous year | -44.85 % change on previous year | 14.58 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 147 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -43.67 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Grenada -44.12 % change on previous year compare
- 149 Zambia -44.56 % change on previous year compare
- 151 China -44.9 % change on previous year compare
- 152 Latvia -45.18 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Uruguay -45.4 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Japan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 42,450 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 56 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 56 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Japan?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Japan was -44.85 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 260 % change on previous year in 2011.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -64.29 % change on previous year in 2010.
- How does Japan rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 150th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 490.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.